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Quran Maqasid

Ayat al-Kursi (the Throne Verse)

Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 255

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الله لا اله الا هو الحي القيوم لا تاخذه سنة ولا نوم له ما في السماوات وما في الارض من ذا الذي يشفع عنده الا باذنه يعلم ما بين ايديهم وما خلفهم ولا يحيطون بشيء من علمه الا بما شاء وسع كرسيه السماوات والارض ولا يئوده حفظهما وهو العلي العظيم

God! There is no god But He,—the Living, The Self-subsisting, Eternal. No slumber can seize Him Nor sleep. His are all things In the heavens and on earth. Who is there can intercede In His presence except As He permitteth? He knoweth What (appeareth to His creatures As) Before or After Or Behind them. Nor shall they compass Aught of His knowledge Except as He willeth. His Throne doth extend Over the heavens And the earth, and He feeleth No fatigue in guarding, And preserving them For He is the Most High, The Supreme (in glory).

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  • Verse 255 of 286
  • Juz 3
  • Page 42

Word by word

  1. ٱللَّهُAllah al-lahu
  2. لَآ(there is) nolā
  3. إِلَـٰهَGodilāha
  4. إِلَّاexceptillā
  5. هُوَHimhuwa
  6. ٱلْحَىُّthe Ever-Livingl-ḥayu
  7. ٱلْقَيُّومُ ۚthe Sustainer of all that existsl-qayūmu
  8. لَاNotlā
  9. تَأْخُذُهُۥovertakes Himtakhudhuhu
  10. سِنَةٌۭslumbersinatun
  11. وَلَا[and] notwalā
  12. نَوْمٌۭ ۚsleepnawmun
  13. لَّهُۥTo Him (belongs)lahu
  14. مَاwhat(ever)mā
  15. فِى(is) infī
  16. ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِthe heavensl-samāwāti
  17. وَمَاand what(ever)wamā
  18. فِى(is) infī
  19. ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗthe earthl-arḍi
  20. مَنWhoman
  21. ذَا(is) the onedhā
  22. ٱلَّذِىwhoalladhī
  23. يَشْفَعُcan intercedeyashfaʿu
  24. عِندَهُۥٓwith Himʿindahu
  25. إِلَّاexceptillā
  26. بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۚby His permissionbi-idh'nihi
  27. يَعْلَمُHe knowsyaʿlamu
  28. مَاwhatmā
  29. بَيْنَ(is)bayna
  30. أَيْدِيهِمْbefore themaydīhim
  31. وَمَاand whatwamā
  32. خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ(is) behind themkhalfahum
  33. وَلَاAnd notwalā
  34. يُحِيطُونَthey encompassyuḥīṭūna
  35. بِشَىْءٍۢanythingbishayin
  36. مِّنْofmin
  37. عِلْمِهِۦٓHis Knowledgeʿil'mihi
  38. إِلَّاexceptillā
  39. بِمَا[of] whatbimā
  40. شَآءَ ۚHe willedshāa
  41. وَسِعَExtendswasiʿa
  42. كُرْسِيُّهُHis Seatkur'siyyuhu
  43. ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ(to) the heavensl-samāwāti
  44. وَٱلْأَرْضَ ۖand the earthwal-arḍa
  45. وَلَاAnd notwalā
  46. يَـُٔودُهُۥtires Himyaūduhu
  47. حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ(the) guarding of both of themḥif'ẓuhumā
  48. وَهُوَAnd Hewahuwa
  49. ٱلْعَلِىُّ(is) the Most Highl-ʿaliyu
  50. ٱلْعَظِيمُthe Most Greatl-ʿaẓīmu

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